Register your car

Procedure

• An application for registration must be submitted to the registration authority. The application can also be made by a representative (e.g. car dealer) with a written power of attorney.
• If a desired license plate is desired, reservation, even before the new registration in person, in writing or by telephone and as an online service via the Internet can be made.
• The insurance company is automatically informed by the registration authority about the allocation of the license plate.

Appointments can be reserved online at any time via www.service.bremen.de/dienststelle/termine or by telephone Mon-Fri from 07:00-18:00 on the following telephone numbers:

Vehicle Registration Authority: (0421) 361-88668 or (0421) 115.

Citizens Service Center-North: (0421) 361-88644 or (0421) 115

Tip:
License plates can be produced during the registration process. Private providers have set up near the registration authorities for this purpose. The cost of the plates is not included in the fees. The license plates are stamped by the registration authority, i.e. they are provided with stickers for the main inspection and the registration district.

Legal bases

• § 13 Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz (KraftStG)
• § 6a Abs. 8 Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG) iVm § 1 Gesetz zur Beitreibung von Gebühren- und Auslagenrückständen bei der Zulassung von Fahrzeugen im Land Bremen (Beitreibungserleichterungsgesetz Kfz-Zulassung – BEG HB)
• § 6 Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) (Antrag auf Zulassung)
• Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt)
• Beitreibungserleichterungsgesetz Kfz-Zulassung (BEG HB)

More information

On July 1, 2010, an amendment to the Motor Vehicle Tax Act came into effect. The following changes apply to registrations from 1.7.2010:

• When registering a vehicle, a SEPA direct debit mandate for the collection of the motor vehicle tax is required. A SEPA direct debit mandate issued for the first taxation is also valid for subsequent years.
• As of 1.7.2010, export license plates are subject to vehicle tax. The vehicle tax must be paid upon registration for the duration of the validity of the export license plate (SEPA direct debit mandate). The minimum taxation period is one month.

Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV) regulate which vehicles are subject to registration.

• Vehicle tax exemption or reduction as a result of severe disability:
  - Severely disabled people with the mark "H", "BI" or "aG" in their severely disabled ID card continue to be exempt from vehicle tax. Based on the proof in their ID card, they do not have to submit a direct debit authorization. Further information is available from the main customs office in Bremen.
• electronic confirmation of insurance (eVB):
  - You can obtain the confirmation of insurance regarding your motor vehicle liability insurance from the insurance company of your choice. In most cases, you can request the insurance confirmation by telephone from your insurance company.
  Since March 1, 2008, the insurer can give you an insurance confirmation with a 7-digit alphanumeric VB number, which the registration authority uses to retrieve the insurance data electronically from the central database of the German Insurance Association.

If, in the course of registration, it becomes necessary to issue a registration certificate Part II (formerly vehicle registration certificate) for the first time, the vehicle must always be identified by the registration authority by presenting the vehicle.